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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Granville County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 48,498. Its county seat is Oxford6.
History
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The county was formed in 1746 from Edgecombe County. It was named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, who as heir to one of the eight original Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, claimed one eighth of the land granted in the charter of 1665. The claim was established as consisting of approximately the northern half of North Carolina and this territory came to be known as the Granville Districtalso knowned as oxford.
In 1752 parts of Granville County, Bladen County, and Johnston County were combined to form Orange County. In 1764 the eastern part of Granville County became Bute County. Finally, in 1881 parts of Granville County, Franklin County, and Warren County were combined to form Vance County.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1742 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1746 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1746 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1746 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1758 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1913 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 10,982
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| 1800 | 14,015
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| 1810 | 15,576
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| 1820 | 18,222
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| 1830 | 19,355
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| 1840 | 18,817
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| 1850 | 21,249
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| 1860 | 23,396
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| 1870 | 24,831
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| 1880 | 31,286
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| 1890 | 24,484
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| 1900 | 23,263
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| 1910 | 25,102
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| 1920 | 26,846
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| 1930 | 28,723
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| 1940 | 29,344
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| 1950 | 31,793
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| 1960 | 33,110
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| 1970 | 32,762
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| 1980 | 34,043
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| 1990 | 38,345
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Research Tips
External links
www.granvillecounty.org
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